Type Alias Codec<T>

A Codec for a type T defines how to serialize and deserialize the value to and from a binary format.

type Codec<T> = {
decode: (value: Uint8Array) => T;
encode: (value: T) => Uint8Array;
}

Properties

decode: (value: Uint8Array) => T

Decode a value from a binary format.

Should throw an error if the value is not deserializable.

encode: (value: T) => Uint8Array

Encode a value into a binary format.